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- In 2009, a total of 55,769 Indiana residents died. For additional details, see Table 1.
- The five leading causes of death in 2009 were diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms (cancer), chronic lower respiratory diseases, cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), and accidents (unintentional injuries). Together, these five causes accounted for 64 percent of Indiana deaths. For details, see Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart accounted for over 24 percent of all deaths (13,442 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer) accounted for over 23 percent of all deaths (13,049 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart and malignant neoplasms (cancer) were the two leading causes of death regardless of race. Chronic lower respiratory diseases was the third leading cause of death for total and white residents; cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) was the third leading cause for black residents. See Table 3-1.
- Diabetes was the fourth leading cause of death for black residents (182 deaths); accidents (unintentional injuries) was the fifth leading cause of death (180 deaths). Assault (homicide) was the third leading cause of death for black males (149 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- For the Hispanic population (who can be of any race), the leading cause of death was malignant neoplasm (cancer) (132 deaths), followed by diseases of the heart (113 deaths). Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the third leading cause of death (48 deaths). Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period was the fourth leading cause (37 deaths). Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease) was the fifth leading cause (29 deaths). See Table 3a-1.
- The infant mortality rate was 7.8 per 1,000 live births (675 deaths). For additional details, see Table 8.
- The white infant mortality rate was 6.4 per 1,000 live births (458 deaths). The black infant mortality rate was 16.1 per 1,000 live births (164 deaths). See Table 8.
- The neonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was less than 28 days) was 5.0 per 1,000 live births (428 deaths). The white neonatal mortality rate was 4.0 per 1,000 live births (290 deaths), and the black neonatal mortality rate was 10.1 per 1,000 live births (103 deaths). See Table 8.
- The postneonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was 28-364 days) was 2.9 per 1,000 live births (247 deaths). The white postneonatal mortality rate was 2.3 per 1,000 live births (168 deaths), and the black postneonatal mortality rate was 6.0 per 1,000 live births (61 deaths). See Table 8.
- The Hispanic (any race) infant mortality rate was 7.4 per 1,000 live births (60 deaths). The neonatal mortality rate was 5.6 per 1,000 live births (45 deaths) and the postneonatal mortality rate was unstable because there were fewer than 20 deaths (15 deaths). See Table 8.
- For both the total population and the white population, the leading cause of death for infants under one year of age was congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (148 and 119 deaths, respectively). See Table 3-2.
- The leading cause of death for black infants under one year of age was disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight (52 deaths). See Table 3-2.
- There was a tie for the leading cause of infant death for the Hispanic population (who can be of any race) of disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight, not elsewhere classified and congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (12 deaths each). See Table 3a-2.
- The leading cause of death for residents ages 1-4, for total and white population was accidents (unintentional injuries) (32 and 26 deaths respectively). The leading cause of death for black residents aged 1-4 was assault (homicide) with 8 deaths. There were a total of 105 deaths for ages 1-4 from all causes, 75 were white, and 26 were black. See Table 3-3.
- In 2009, the leading causes of death for residents ages 5-34 were accidents with 620 deaths, suicide with 229 deaths, and assault (homicide) with 186 deaths. For whites in this age group, accidents were the leading cause of death with 551 deaths; while for blacks, assault (homicide) was the leading cause with 110 deaths.
- In 2009, assault (homicide) was the leading cause of death for black residents ages 15-34 with 108 deaths. Assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death for whites ages 15-34 with 62 deaths.